tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16549117.post5492866439127179169..comments2023-05-02T10:48:33.593-04:00Comments on The Hanged Man: Tales of Uncle Chuckthe hanged manhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06705748701233182866noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16549117.post-22615048721996972922011-12-01T22:28:08.437-05:002011-12-01T22:28:08.437-05:00John - your blog is perhaps the most accuraate ren...John - your blog is perhaps the most accuraate rendition of the 'nose' story that we'll ever get! Keep in mind that the story changed every time someone asked him about his nose. And for the record, if you ever used the upstairs bathroom - you used the 'nose cup'! Next time I'm @ Mom's, I want the cup. I'll proudly display it with the 'dinner bell'swimcoach14https://www.blogger.com/profile/12750539100776190392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16549117.post-35158203976364059582010-10-07T15:33:35.846-04:002010-10-07T15:33:35.846-04:00Check with your Uncle Chip or your Uncle Bill. I ...Check with your Uncle Chip or your Uncle Bill. I think they might have more stories about Poppy. <br /><br />The only other story that comes to mind is that, for several years in a row at Christmas time, Juleann would discover the Christmas tree lying on the floor with Chuck passed out beneath it. He had a habit of bumping into the tree, knocking it over on himself and then not being able to escape. So he slept there.the hanged manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06705748701233182866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16549117.post-47495720556545668512010-10-07T13:39:34.322-04:002010-10-07T13:39:34.322-04:00Also, do you have any more stories about Poppy? I ...Also, do you have any more stories about Poppy? I have to write a narrative about death for my Creative Writing class and I wanted to write about how I kept on giggling to myself at Poppy's funeral cause of all those funny stories I've heard. But I can't even keep them all straight in my head. XP There are just way too many, and I keep getting them confused with stories about Pudgey.Katie's Daughter :Pnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16549117.post-88941428320364152972010-10-07T13:29:35.254-04:002010-10-07T13:29:35.254-04:00OH GOD I'VE USED THAT CUP BEFORE.
That's ...OH GOD I'VE USED THAT CUP BEFORE.<br /><br />That's the giggle-water cup, right? And it had his NOSE in it?? D:Katie's Daughter :Pnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16549117.post-64105465536033734062010-01-24T17:47:26.689-05:002010-01-24T17:47:26.689-05:00I do have to admit that I never actually heard the...I do have to admit that I never actually heard the "full" story...I just knew that Daddy was in a car accident and lost the end of his nose. I don't even remember the metal cup that Mommy apparently still has and thank God I refrain from drinking beer from anything metal, with the exception of a can! Thank you, John, for the smile.....and let them eat cake!!Lisanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16549117.post-16371204685140358132010-01-21T16:09:16.412-05:002010-01-21T16:09:16.412-05:00I was honored to be asked to be a pallbearer and s...I was honored to be asked to be a pallbearer and saddened that it was necessary.<br /><br />One of my earliest distinct memories of your father was him telling you (Katie) a bedtime story, either Goldilocks or Red Riding Hood, but improvising on the story, adding characters to it (including you and me) and lots of funny asides.<br /><br />I think it was the first time I had heard someone riff and add jazz-like improvisation to a story. I recall being surpised he was able to do it - I hadn't heard anything like that before.the hanged manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06705748701233182866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16549117.post-71755976341524092852010-01-20T21:09:09.333-05:002010-01-20T21:09:09.333-05:00OK, Aunt Iva, one of the Conlons has now seen it a...OK, Aunt Iva, one of the Conlons has now seen it and I do love it. I too have heard all the stories and the tales kept getting taller as we got older. I hadn't heard the part about the cup either, and I had the same reaction as Christopher as I was reading it. My Mom still has that cup in her bathroom. I'm wondering if(hoping) she has another story about where it came from. Thank you for your services as pall bearer. It meant a lot to us to have you there.katiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10658274654556081648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16549117.post-26080739141928102122010-01-09T20:30:25.394-05:002010-01-09T20:30:25.394-05:00Have you sent a copy of this blog to any of the Co...Have you sent a copy of this blog to any of the Conlon's? They might like to see it.<br /> MomIvanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16549117.post-63340077120838932009-12-11T00:21:03.640-05:002009-12-11T00:21:03.640-05:00The thing about reading something like this entry,...The thing about reading something like this entry, especially with no progeny, and since I'm the 'odd' Uncle of a few nieces and nephews, is that I automatically project myself into it, and picture their blogs after my demise. I know it's about your Uncle, THM...but as one too, I wonder what behaviors of my own will leave impressions. Your blog is a deft word of warning perhaps, as well as an eloquent remembrance. And you're sure you never sipped from the cup, even by accident....wpbookshttp://www.westportalbooks.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16549117.post-39184221220587307632009-12-10T17:00:24.334-05:002009-12-10T17:00:24.334-05:00Thanks guys.
Never drank from the nosecup, thank ...Thanks guys.<br /><br />Never drank from the nosecup, thank God. It's odd - I never thought to ask my Uncle how he got a misshapen nose. As a kid I was too intimidated and as an adult I too well mannered.the hanged manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06705748701233182866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16549117.post-66398743709941431682009-12-09T23:54:17.472-05:002009-12-09T23:54:17.472-05:00My condolences. Sorry for your loss, THM! Did you ...My condolences. Sorry for your loss, THM! Did you ever drink from the cup?wpbookshttp://www.westportalbooks.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16549117.post-75341136650170164452009-12-09T12:39:52.143-05:002009-12-09T12:39:52.143-05:00Good anecdotes. Good post.Good anecdotes. Good post.Bob Fingermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01985924051708608925noreply@blogger.com